PLEASANTVIEW TOWNSHIP MINUTES
Regular Meeting July 24, 2007
Meeting called to order by B. Wiechmann at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call: B. Wiechmann, D. Bosma, M. Barkley, L. Bosma, B. Wurst,
Absent: Joel Woods
Guest: Bridget Melching, Jack Sommerville, Rich Rule, Charles Raisanen, Dean Shorter, Earl Ross, Rob Curnow and Mary Campbell, M.C. Planning and Design
Items Added to Agenda: Parking Lot and Spring Cleanup
Public Comment on Agenda: None
Public Comment not on Agenda: None
Correspondence/Appointments: D. Bosma informed Board of a Siting Wind Energy Systems Workshop on Thursday, August 16, 2007.
Consent Agenda:
Minutes: L. Bosma motioned to accept the minutes, M. Barkley seconded
PassedBills: M. Barkley motioned to pay bills, L. Bosma seconded
Passed
Items Removed from Consent Agenda: None
Committee Reports:
Planning Commission:
Zoning Board of Appeals – John Nothing on the Agenda
Zoning Administrator: J. Somerville turned in $25.00 for a permit. A permit was issued for Boyne Highlands for a Pump House that was already built . J. Sommerville informed Board that Cliff Matthews has decided he wants $8,000.00 for the piece of land by Star Cemetery. The Board is not interested in purchasing the piece of land.
Treasurer Report: M. Barkley turned in Treasurers report and informed Board that Annette of Rehman Robson is doing annual audit for this year.
Assessor: Board of Review met on July 19, 2007
Unfinished Business: On Hold
D. Bosma moved to conduct liquor meeting, seconded, PASSED. D. Bosma moved to go back to regular meeting, seconded, PASSED.
New Business: Mary Campbell of M.C. Planning and Design gave a presentation regarding a master plan
to the Township Board and the Planning Commission the Board will discuss this matter further at next months meeting.
B. Wiechmann presented Board with amendments to the 2006-2007 budget. Moving $8,200.00 from the Treasures account to Town Hall expenses which would balance the Town Hall expense and move $3000.00 from Legal and Accounting, $2,500.00 from Assessor, $2,500.00 from Clerk and $2,000.00 from Planning and Zoning to Road Construction Maintenance which would balance the budget. L. Bosma motion to approve amended budget and M. Barkley seconded, Passed.
B. Wurst motion to adopt the Zoning Enabling Act and add the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Book by roll call vote, L. Bosma seconded Passed. M. Barkley Yes, B. Wiechmann Yes, B. Wurst Yes, L. Bosma Yes and D. Bosma Yes.
L. Bosma motioned to approve new mileage amount of 48.5 and M. Barkley seconded Passed.
B. Wurst motioned to approve fireworks for wedding at Boyne Highlands on 9/8/07, L. Bosma seconded, Passed.
Board discussed the cemetery lot prices of $50.00 to Pleasantview Township residents only. The Board discussed starting the ordinance book in the Fall.
B. Wurst presented Board with new spring clean up date for Saturday, May 13, 2008 and Little Traverse Disposal will be sending a proposal and a contract D. Bosma motioned to approve new spring cleanup date and L. Bosma seconded Passed.
D. Bosma informed Board that the State would not have money for at least five years to make a bike and snowmobile parking lot. Snowmobile Club said they would put sign up regarding their lot if insurance company permitted one night parking. B. Wiechmann will talk with Spierlings about the parking lot at the Township Hall.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
I, the undersigned, Debra Bosma, the duly qualified and elected Clerk for the Township of Pleasantview, Emmet County, Michigan do hereby certify that the forgoing is a true and complete copy of certain proceedings taken by the Township Board of said Township at a regular board meeting held on the 24th Day of July.
Debra Bosma
Pleasantview Township Clerk
Bill Wiechmann
Pleasantview Township Supervisor
